Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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